Underlying functions associated with keyboarding performance of elementary-school students.
Background: Keyboarding (Typing) is a major writing mode in educational settings in addition to, or as an alternative to, handwriting. Therefore, it is important that occupational therapists become experts on this activity, to support students' performance. Yet, the knowledge of keyboarding performa...
| Publicado en: | Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 30; no. 8; pp. 1415 - 1424 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Nov2023
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